Bottle.



No. 887,320. PATENTED MAY 1.2, 1908. F. N. FISHER.

BOTTLE.

FREDERICK N. FISHER, OF COLUMBUS, KANSAS.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Application filed May 6, 1907. Serial No. 371,995.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIoK N. FISHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Golumbus, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas,have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which thefollowm is a specification.

his invention relates to bottles, and more particularly to a bottle ofthat type having a stop er which can be taken out for emptying the lfottle only by breaking the neck that is especially designed for thispurpose, thus rendering it incapable of being dishonestly refilled foruse in trade, without the purchaser or dealer being aware that thecontents of the bottle is not the original of the manufacturer orbottler who first used the bottle.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify theconstruction of bottles of this character so as to be compara tivelyeasy and inexpensive to manufacture, and thoroughly effective andsatisfactory in accomplishing the ends in view.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bottle having aneck composed of two sections or parts connected by a breakable ortionor portions, and a stopper fitted into oth sections and anchored thereinby a suitable retaining means.

Another object is to employ a glass or other suitable stopper adapted tobe fitted and anchored in the bottle neck and arranged to act on aninner stopper or gasket of cork, rubber, or other like, that may beattached to, or employed separate from, the outer stopper, whereby t egasket is held under com ression in the inner unbreakable ortion .o' theneck for providing'a perfect sea and preventing leakage.

With these objects in view, and others, as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel featuresof construction and arrangement of arts which will be more fullydescribed ereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claimsappended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the embodiments ofthe invention, Figures 1 and 2 are central vertical sections of the neckportion of the bottle taken in planes at right angles to each other.Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views with the stopper in position. Fig. 5 isa side elevation. Fig. 6 is another elevation showing the breakablepor-' tion of the neck severed and ready to be removed, together withthe stopper. Fig. 7 is a side view of the inner and outer members of thestopper detached. Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the inner member orgasket in section and the outer member in elevation with the anchoringring removed. Fig. 9 is a central vertical section of the outer memberof the stopper. Fig. 10 is a detail view of the anchoring ring. Fig. 11is a transverse section on line 11-11, Fig. 3. Fig. 12 is a centralvertical section of the bottle neck showing a modified form of stopper.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body of a bottle or othercontainer, which may be of any desired size and shape, and molded with aneck composed of a bottom section 2 and a top section 3 breakablyconnected together in any suitable manner, as for instance, byoppositely disposed connecting portions 4. About midway of the uppersection is molded an internal annular groove 5 for the reception of asplit expansion ring 6 or other suitable stop er retaining means. Theinternal surface of the top section 3 is cylindrical throughout itslength, while the internal surface of the bottom section 2 contractsdownwardly toward the body of the bottle.

The stopper comprises an outermember or glass body 7 having an annulargroove 8 for receiving the ring 6, whereby the stopper is anchored inthe bottle neck. The body 7 is adapted to bear at its inner end againsta gasket or inner sto per member 9 of cork, rubber or other suitab lematerial that can be held under compression so as to snugly fit theconical wall of the section 2 of the bottle neck. The outer stop ermember 7 is of such a length as to PIOJGGi] from the outer end of theneck across the space 10 between the neck sections and a short distanceinto the bottom neck section for the purpose of giving stability to theneck as a whole, and for preventing puncturing of the gasket.

In practice, the bottle 1 is filled in the same manner as an ordinarybottle is filled; then the inner stopper member 9 is thrust into theneck first, after which the outer member 7 is inserted, after theexpansion ring 6 has been previously applied thereto. During the act ofplacing the outer stopper member, it is necessary to contract the springor ring 6 between the fingers or with a suitable instrument, so that thering can be entered in the neck. After the outer stopper member 7 ispushed in completely, the spring or ring 6 will expand into the groove 5of the bottle neck, thereby positively anchoring the stop per in place.The inner conical gasket or sto per member 9 is so proportioned that itwill be compressed by the upper member and retained under compression bythe anchoring means, as described, thus insuring a perfect seal. Then itis desired to empty the bottle, the upper section 3 of the neck isstruck a blow, thereby severing the breakable portions 4, 4, as shown in.Fig. 6. The upper section 3 can then be removed, together with themember 7 of the stopper, after which the inner member can be removed bya cork extractor. It will thus be seen that, to remove the contents ofthe bottle, it is necessary to partly demolish the latter, so that thebottle cannot be re-filled and ofl'ered for sale as a commercial productunder the name of the original bottler without clear evidence that thebottle has been re-filled.

' In the modification shown in Fig. 12, the inner and outer members 11and 12 of the stopper are permanently attached in any suitable manner,as for instance by a threaded stud 13, on the member 11, that screwsinto the inner member or gasket 12. Obviously, any other suitable meansmay be employed for connectingthe members of the stopper, and when theparts are attached in this manner, the stopper can be removed as a unit,after the outer section of the bottle neck has been severed. IVith someclasses of material for'the inner section 12 it is preferable to use theform shown in the modification since less material is required to formthe gasket or inner member of the stopper.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod ofoperation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains; and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the apparatuswhich I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to haveit understood that ing means for holding the latter member in thebreakable section of the neck and in such a position as to hold theinner member under compression.

2. In a bottle of the class described, the combination of a neckcomposed of two sections breakably connected the top section having aninternal annular groove, a stopper member fitting in both sections andhaving an annular groove, an expansion spring engaging in the grooves ofthe said member and neck for locking the member in position, and aninner stopper member of compressible material held under compression inthe bottom neck section by the first-mentioned stopper member.

3. In a bottle of the class described, the combination of a neckcomposed of two sec tions spaced apart and integrally connected bybreakable portions, the upper section having an annular groove and thelower section provided with an inwardly tapering wall, a cylindricalstopper member fitting tightly in both sections and having an annulargroove and of such length as to extend partly into the bottom necksection, an expansion ring engaging in the groove of the said member andneck for locking the parts in position, and a conical gasket or innermember held in the bottom section of the neck by the firstmentionedmember.

4. In a bottle of the class described, the combination of a neck havinga cylindrical upper portion and a conical lower portion, said portionsbeing integrally connected at diametrically opposite points andbreakable at such points, a stopper composed of an incompressible partwhich snugly fits the upper section of the neck and is of greater lengththan the latter to extend into the upper portion of the lower section, acompressible part shaped to fit the lower section, and means foranchoring the cylindrical part to the stopper in the bottle neck.

5. In a bottle of the class described, the combination of a neckcomposed of breakably connected s ections, a stopper composed of anouter member of incompressible material and an inner member ofcompressible material, means for connecting the members together, and ananchoring device for holding the stopper in the neck, the outer memherbeing of such length as to extend inwardly past the point of breakage ofthe sections and engaging in the lower section of the neck.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK N. FISHER.

Witnesses N. T. ALLIsoN, J. It. GAITHER.

